New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-08

she looked at me, resentful like, drew herself
up, and waited, expecting me to go away
"WhOse grave Is ii p -. !,
l had risen up and was starting OH Duo
thought If I might only listen to her voice
moment It would be music that l could carry
with me all the rest Of my darlSened nte'
My fathers
She spoke softly now, treasured because she saw
/ had no mind to trouble her; but oh, the gentie-
ness and tenderness with which she spoke those
two Words To think that she should remember
me 50 kindly all those years.
"And your mother-.p Then / was dunno ;
1 couldn't say another word; / was so unused 10
talking and all the past and all the hopeless
future seemed to rise up around me ana shu' iis
in and stfe me. And she. What pusihess hau
stranger talking to her in that way no uounS
she was thinking There we stood, 1ather anu
daughter, L knowing her for my own httle GIRL
who had clung about my neck and kissed me put
Yesterday, she believing that lay tnere unuei
the sod, and o stranger stood in my place. was
ever n situation like to that Is there any hesb
and blood could stand itp Scarcely knowing
what did | pulled package out from my pocKe.
and opened it, she gazing curiously on as L dld
so with that half frightened look on her iace'
There were the little shOes-shinlng DlacR mo
rocco faced with pink kid. L Thought Oh Che
little child who should have worn them' anu NY
eyes filed with tears
"Oh, Ellie Little daughter They were ZOE
you. Don't you remember"
Slowly tho frightened look on her face gave
way to wonder and wonder made way for GER
tainty and my little child was back again. SOD
bling over me and caressng me in the dear old way
After q while 1 told her a little. just a nttie'
of what / had been through, and she, heaven
bless her, told me of how they could never quiIe
believe me dead, but had hoped for years tha1
some day they would hear from me.
Como home, come home, to mother, she crleo
at last. But all my doubts, and fears, and ques-
way before me. Ellie understood.
"You shall see !" she said, with the same PROUD
ring in her voice that Jane used to have
And so we went down the read together, and
took tho old path knew so well. 1t led alongside
q level, graded road now, shaded with tall trees.
But when we came to the farm l held back ana
looked at Ellie to make sure 1t was the same ana
that memory playing me no Tricks. FOR
there was tall, gray house in place OF our
shabby little cottage, and the front yard was
laid out in winding paths and drives, with flowers
and shrubbery, and lawn where fountain
wns playing Still / could have sworn the same
roses and honcysuclile we used to have SILL
climbed over the front porch.
The very same, father said Ellie seeing
how taken back l looked. "You know mother
sold the patent. 1t is all your work
tall Young man came down TO meet us. My
mind had gone back to the past, and L never
thought Of its being Rob, my boy. We had
planned, Ellie and /, that she should go on and
great n shock, and so l turned down side path.
while Ellie went on to the house. l walked on
until | had come 10 the side Of the house, where
there was o sugar maple had planted. Inc Tree
had grown tall and stout, with broad branching
arms that cast q grateful shade. There was o
seat beneath. It. and delicate looking elderly
woman was sitting there sewing. L had not Tor
gotten my manners, and so L raised my hat ana
begged her pardon. and started to go away. But
she rose to her feet, dropping her work upon tne
Ground and cried out in @ tone l could never
mistake
Is it tho constant beating Of the human mInd
against its walls Of flesh, the conscious pam anu
anguish Of spirit that age the bodyp AS Truly
ms [ live to-day the years that had passed. oNer
me- almost without q trace, had turned my doom
ing Young wife into feeble, faded woman ana
her hair was white as snow. But oh, never SO
beautiful in her fair maidenhood, never nan 80
dear in her noble womanhood, MS now "hen
held her In my arms. my heart fun OF thanfuui
moss for the truth the love, the faith that mad
survived the most cruel test TO which ever woman
Wis subjected Flora Haines-Loughead III Inc
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